Haridwar district magistrate C Ravi Shankar and senior superintendent of police Senthil Avudai Krishna Raj S inspected Haridwar station ahead of the special train which may arrive here in the near future with migrants stranded in other States. Government Railway Police (GRP) assistant superintendent of police, Manoj Katyal informed the senior officers about the preparations of the railways for the special train.
GRP superintendent of police Manjunath TC said that efforts are underway to bring back Uttarakhandhis from other states by special train to Haridwar. He informed that about 1,200 people could be brought in one train. Various aspects regarding observance of government guidelines and precautions in view of COVID-19 were discussed by the officials during the inspection of the railway station.
Katyal said that about 20 medical teams will be present at the railway station. The DM and SSP inspected various parts of the station to ascertain the method of entry, exit and social distancing.